"Those championing this curious cause of 'Etteh-Must-Resign' are those aware of the facts of the case and their campaign is beginning to look like a haunt borne of hatred,"
"It is unfair, inaccurate and unfortunate to call for the resignation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Patricia Olubunmi Etteh. The Speaker set up that probe panel along with her colleagues. She was elected by her colleagues. Only her colleagues can decide what happens next."
"The probe panel's report has been laid on the table and what it contains are conclusions, not recommendations for punishment. One wonders when non-members of the House of Representatives started deciding how 360 members of the lower chambers run their affairs.
The House of Representatives is made up of people elected by Nigerians to represent them. Those who elected them trust them enough to do the right thing. The House has procedures and rules on every issue and only members can decide how the House is run."
"What the procedure says is that the report will be debated when the House reconvenes after its two-week recess. It is therefore unfair and misleading for people to stay outside and tell 360 members of this honourable House what to do. It is like telling Nigerians that the people they elected cannot do the job."
In a statement signed yesterday by her Special Adviser on Media, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh stated this yesterday.
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